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Despite living in a room of just 90 square feet, Silvana Gonzalez, CC ’27, says that her sophomore year dorm was where everybody was at. Inspired by the room’s blue walls, Gonzalez sought to curate a ...

Dorm rooms aren’t exactly known for their ambiance. I learned this the hard way the moment I stepped into mine freshman year: concrete block walls, questionably stained carpet, and overhead lighting ...

Natasha Tsikuonova is the New York-based interior designer behind Definitely Maybe, an interior design company that offers remodeling and redecorating services. She has a bachelor's degree in interior ...

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Bobby Berk never went away to college. “I went to the school of hard knocks, and they didn’t provide dorms, unfortunately,” he says. However, the Emmy-nominated design guru on Netflix’s “Queer Eye” is ...

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As a rising junior, freshman year feels almost like the mythical past. I’ve learned more than I imagined in two years — inside and outside the classroom — and one spot I’ve done the most reflecting ...

For many college freshmen, the move from their childhood bedroom to a small dorm room can be quite an eye-opening experience. Normal routines get disrupted in the mess of unpacking, settling into a ...

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